Widder, SASS #59054 Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 Did Cowboys on the range 'during summer months' actually wear long sleeve shirts, vest, their pistols, chaps, hat......... and drink HOT coffee when they got thirsty? ..........Widder
Alpo Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 I suppose they could have drank iced coffee, but it was difficult to get ice cubes back then.
Joke 'um Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 Surrounded by a thousand bovines and their normal bodily functions, a reason to boil your water may have been benificial. Making coffee's as good as any.
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 Possibly not a waistcoat, but yes to all the rest.
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 Another Gallery Not all "cowboy" but all from the frontier era and indicative of the dress of the period.
Alpo Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Some good photos at This Link I like all the white shirts. That bottom picture. There are 12 men in that picture. 8 of them are wearing white shirts. They have a lot of laundromats out there on the range do they?
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 15 minutes ago, Alpo said: I like all the white shirts. That bottom picture. There are 12 men in that picture. 8 of them are wearing white shirts. They have a lot of laundromats out there on the range do they? White, or undyed, fabric is less expensive to produce than dyed goods. You can also bleach it in the Sun.
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 Hot drinks actually make you feel cooler in hot weather. A to heavy clothing, ask some of your native American Indians why their ancestors sat in the sun wrapped in blankets and robes. It creates a thermal barrier so it gets cooler the more layers you have and if it's loose enough to allow any air flow between the layers that helps, too.
Pat Riot Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 27 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Hot drinks actually make you feel cooler in hot weather. A to heavy clothing, ask some of your native American Indians why their ancestors sat in the sun wrapped in blankets and robes. It creates a thermal barrier so it gets cooler the more layers you have and if it's loose enough to allow any air flow between the layers that helps, too. Yeah, I actually tried that hot drink hot weather routine. It sure didn’t work for me in the desert heat. I don’t buy it at all. Same goes for more layers. One layer covering everything but hands and head does work. More layers overheats you, especially in plus 90 temps. That was my experience in an experiment I did years ago on a week long desert trip. If it works for you, have at it. I lasted 2 days drinking hot liquids and wearing two or more layers. The rest of the week with cold water and jeans with long sleeve white shirts was actually pleasant.
Grass Range Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 5 hours ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said: Did Cowboys on the range 'during summer months' actually wear long sleeve shirts, vest, their pistols, chaps, hat......... and drink HOT coffee when they got thirsty? ..........Widder Yes, they wore all that as the weather can change quickly. Hats provide shade and long sleeve shirts prevent dehydration. If your steed decides to get rid of you along side a barbed wire fence chaps save skin
Rye Miles #13621 Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 No they had Dairy Queen blizzards delivered and wore tshirts that said “I’m a real Cowboy”!
Irish Pat Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 Seems like the pictures of Arabs in the desert wear a lot of clothing and that is all I know about it
Kulshan 20262 Posted June 17, 2021 Posted June 17, 2021 18 hours ago, Irish-Pat said: Seems like the pictures of Arabs in the desert wear a lot of clothing and that is all I know about it It is quite windy over there from the photos I have seen, the wind makes a big difference.
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